WALDRON — The Pottsville Apaches nearly gave away Friday night’s game at Waldron, but were able to hold on in overtime to beat the Bulldogs 69-60 in 4A-4 Conference play.

“Micheal Perry hit a huge 3-pointer at the end of regulation to put it in overtime,” head coach Shane Thurman said. “Colten Moore hit a three to begin overtime, and then we made clutch free throws to seal the deal. This was a huge win for our team. Travis cole was a spark plug off the bench.”

Pottsville (19-5, 9-3 4A-4) jumped out to a 15-7 lead and held a 25-19 lead at halftime. Waldron stormed back in the third quarter and took a 39-32 lead into the fourth, but Perry’s late three sent it to overtime.

Perry led the Apaches with 20 points, while Moore added 15 and Luke McAnulty finished with 12.

Ryan Harrison paced the Bulldogs with 24 points.

Lady Lizards stun Mena 56-35

DARDANELLE — The Lady Sand Lizards raced out to an early lead and never looked back as they beat Mena 56-35 in 4A-4 Conference play.

“We did a good job of defending their two leading scorers tonight,” head coach Kenny McCoy said. “Another important factor was to keep them off the offensive boards and we did a really nice job of that, too. Offensively, we were a lot more aggressive tonight and our press was more effective against Mena than it has been over the last few games. Hopefully, what we were able to do tonight will carry over into our next games and then into post season play. I was really pleased with our effort tonight.”

Dardanelle (14-8, 5-5) led 12-6 after the first period and 26-14 at halftime. The Lady Sand Lizards extended their lead to 42-27 after the third and continued to pile it on in the fourth.